An area of low pressure tracking along a frontal boundary brought two to four inches of rainfall and widespread areas of flooding.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
An area of low pressure tracking along a frontal boundary brought two to four inches of rainfall and widespread areas of flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 4, 1:11 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
111 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER TENNESSEE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO
THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING AND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AS WELL AS A WINTRY MIX. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
NARRATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL LOW TO TRACK NE UP THE OHIO VALLEY
TO A PSN OVER WRN PA BY WED MRNG. LATEST SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES
ASSOCIATED DEEPENING SFC LOW OVER S CENTRAL KY...WHICH WL TRACK
NE TO A PSN OVER THE UPPER OH VALLEY THIS EVENING. AXIS OF 925-850MB
CONVERGENCE PIVOTING INTO ILN/S FA AHD OF 8H LOW. THIS COUPLED
WITH ELEVATED INSTBY WAS RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION
OVER INDIANA AND CENTRAL KY. EXPECT PRECIPITATION COVERAGE TO
INCREASE THRU LATE AFTN. LOW LEVEL CAA IS UNDERCUTTING WAA ALOFT
RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ACRS W CNTRAL OHIO AND
THE WHITEWATER/MIAMI VALLEYS. HAVE EXPANDED WINTER WX ADVISORY
FURTHER SOUTH TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGE OVER.
AS THE 8H PASSES LATER THIS EVENING...HAVE PRECIP EVENTUALLY
TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA WITH THE SATURATED GROUND AND ONE TO TWO INCH RAIN
WHICH FELL OVERNIGHT. ANY CONVECTION WHICH AFFECTS THE SRN PORTION
OF FA WL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
TONIGHT...AS THE LOW PUSHES QUICKLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...COLDER
SFC AIR WILL WORK IN THIS EVENING WITH QPF AMOUNTS WINDING DOWN.
LOOKING AT FCST SNDGS FROM VARIOUS MODELS...THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY HOW QUICKLY THE FREEZING PCPN WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT REGARDLESS...BUT IF THE
FREEZING RAIN/DZ LINGERS...LIGHT ICING WILL MAY BE AN EXPANDING
CONCERN.
WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WITH SCT SKIES AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS...MAINLY NEAR 40. LOWS WILL DIPS INTO THE 30S.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THURSDAY...THE GFS IS MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THE ECMWF WITH A S/W AND
COLD FRONT PASSING ACROSS THE AREA. HIGHS WILL REMAIN BELOW
NORMAL...UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EXPECT SCT POPS WITH SNOW SHOWERS
CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...TAILING OFF AND ENDING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY...HIGHS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 30S NORTH
TO SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GFS AND PARTICULARLY THE ECMWF HAVE
TRENDED FURTHER WEST WITH A LOW TRACKING NORTH UP THE EAST COAST. THIS
SYSTEM MAY PUSH SOME SNOW/WINTRY PCPN INTO AREAS...ESPECIALLY SE
OF I-71.
S/WV ENERGY IS FORECAST TO DIG ON THE BACK SIDE OF AFOREMENTIONED
SYSTEM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SYSTEM LACKS A DISCERNIBLE SFC
FEATURE...SO WILL ONLY CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AT THIS TIME. ENERGY WILL ENHANCE CAA INTO THE REGION.
THUS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGHS/LOWS MUCH BELOW NORMAL.
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BECOME LESS AMPLIFIED SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AIRMASS MODIFICATION AND THUS A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES...HOWEVER...WILL STILL AVERAGE BELOW
NORMAL. SFC HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP THE REGION DRY THROUGH THIS
PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
DEEPENING SFC LOW OVER S CENTRAL KY WL TRACK NE TO A PSN OVER THE
UPPER OH VALLEY THIS EVENING. STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
PIVOTING INTO ILN/S FA AHD OF 8H LOW. THIS COUPLED WITH ELEVATED
INSTBY WAS RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION OVER
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KY. EXPECT PRECIPITATION COVERAGE TO INCREASE
THRU LATE AFTN. LOW LEVEL CAA WHICH IS UNDERCUTTING WAA ALOFT
WL RESULT IN A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ACRS THE WESTERN TAF
SITES THRU THE AFTN AND INTO EARLY EVENING. ALSO...THE ELEVATED
CONVECTION MAY RESULT IN THUNDER WITH KCVG AND KLUK HAVING THE
BEST POSSIBILITY. HAVE NOT MENTIONED THIS CHC IN THE TAFS AT
THIS TIME.
AS ENTIRE COLUMN COOLS LATER THIS EVENING...HAVE PRECIP
EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW. CEILINGS EXPECTED TO
VARY BETWEEN IFR AND MVFR AT MOST LOCATIONS THRU THE AFTN WITH
IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARDS 12Z ALONG WITH
SLOWLY IMPROVING CIGS.
OUTLOOK...MVFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MVFR
CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR OHZ026-034-035-
042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR OHZ026-
034-035-042>046-051>054-060>062.
KY...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR KYZ089>100.
IN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR INZ050-058-059-066-
073>075-080.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR INZ050-
058-059.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AR
NEAR TERM...AR
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...ARHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 113 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ055-056-063>065-070>074-077>082-088- 051815- FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE- KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN- CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE- SCIOTO- 113 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>054-060>062-051815- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN- UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- GREENE- 113 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
KYZ089>100-041512- TEST...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...TEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1007 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...THIS IS A TEST STATEMENT FOR THE STATEWIDE KENTUCKY TORNADO DRILL... REPEAT...THIS IS A TEST...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. REPEAT...THIS IS A TEST. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO EXERCISE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN...IF POSSIBLE. AGAIN...THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE AS A PART OF THE KENTUCKY STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. REPEAT...THIS IS A TEST.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1129 AM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM FLOOD 1 E SOUTH LEBANON 39.37N 84.19W
03/04/2008 WARREN OH EMERGENCY MNGR
MASON MORROW MILGROVE ROAD IN SOUTH LEBANON AND
WILMINGTON ROAD SOUTH OF OREGONIA ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. A LARGE TREE WAS UNDERCUT BY WATER AND FELL ACROSS
BOTH LANES OF MASON MORROW MILGROVE ROAD.
&&
JFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
259 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM FLOOD FALMOUTH 38.67N 84.33W
03/04/2008 PENDLETON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER SOME LOW LYING BRIDGES AND ROADS.
0116 PM FLOOD MILFORD 38.58N 84.16W
03/04/2008 BRACKEN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER SANTA FE ROAD NEAR MILFORD KY
0121 PM FLOOD MARYSVILLE 40.24N 83.37W
03/04/2008 UNION OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE ROAD CLOSED IN THE COUNTY BY HIGH WATER.
0124 PM FLOOD 6 W WASHINGTON 38.61N 83.91W
03/04/2008 MASON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRANDYWINE RD CLOSED BY HIGH WATER. WATER OVER A FEW
OTHER ROADS ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY.
0137 PM FLOOD 4 SSE PIKE LAKE 39.09N 83.14W
03/04/2008 PIKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS COVERED WITH WATER IN THE COUNTY...
INCLUDING SR 220 AT RIVER RD AND SR 124 AT DRY BONE RD.
0140 PM FLOOD CHILLICOTHE 39.34N 82.99W
03/04/2008 ROSS OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE COUNTY. A FEW UNOCCUPIED CARS
SUBMERGED IN LOW LYING AREAS.
0145 PM FLOOD 5 W HILLSBORO 39.21N 83.71W
03/04/2008 HIGHLAND OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER ACROSS SEVERAL ROADS IN THE COUNTY... INCLUDING US
50 NEAR DANVILLE RD... BEECHWOOD RD AND CLEAR CREEK RD.
0157 PM FLOOD WEST UNION 38.79N 83.54W
03/04/2008 ADAMS OH EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS COUNTY BY HIGH WATER.
0159 PM FLOOD GEORGETOWN 38.87N 83.90W
03/04/2008 BROWN OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS COUNTY. ROUTE 763 NEAR ROUTE
41 IS IMPASSABLE.
&&
SHOBE2SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 350 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 KYZ100-042115- LEWIS KY- 350 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EST... AT 345 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARRIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... HARRIS...HEAD OF GRASSY AND CAMP DIX. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous roads were flooded and closed.
Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the county.
Old Milan Road was flooded and closed between Roads 500E and 700N. Other roads were flooded across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, March 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 89432, 89433, 89434.